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Old 09-03-2008, 07:20 AM   #14 (permalink)
Iliftrocks
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Originally Posted by Nisses View Post
Iliftrocks, I would wager to say you're in your quarter-life crisis a bit early (been a few threads here about that, and they're still around)


And no person is an island. (I myself am a peninsula. I can stand people, but in short bursts )


Or to put it in more immortal words: This too shall pass.

Ummm, actually I'm 41, been working quite a while now, and I do have a social network, I just don't consider them "friends". I'll never mix up my friends with people I am on friendly terms with. I am rooted with my family and the friends I do have.

I also don't have a great ledger of tit-for-tat for my relationships, but if I don't feel like I'm important to someone, I'm surely not going to sweat it, and if I'm ignored by a person, consistently, then what is the cost of not having a relationship with them? Life's to short to be used all of the time.

Giving without expectations of return is good. No problem there, but a friend will also return the favour. Otherwise, it's just charity. My expectation of a friend is much more than for acquaintances. Yet again not 50/50, you give what you can, right?

I think if you all look real closely at people you consider your close friends you will see that they give as good as they get. That is all I am talking about.
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